The role of chest computed tomography in the evaluation and management of the patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

WW Labaki, CH Martinez, FJ Martinez… - American journal of …, 2017 - atsjournals.org
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exhibits significant heterogeneity in its
clinical presentation and rate of disease progression among affected individuals, owing at …

CT-definable subtypes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a statement of the Fleischner Society

DA Lynch, JHM Austin, JC Hogg, PA Grenier… - Radiology, 2015 - pubs.rsna.org
The purpose of this statement is to describe and define the phenotypic abnormalities that
can be identified on visual and quantitative evaluation of computed tomographic (CT) …

Screening for early lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cardiovascular disease (the Big-3) using low-dose chest computed tomography: current …

MA Heuvelmans, M Vonder, M Rook… - Journal of thoracic …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cardiovascular disease are highly
prevalent in the general population and expected to cause most deaths by 2050. For these …

Image quality assessment of ultra low-dose chest CT using sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction

SW Lee, Y Kim, SS Shim, JK Lee, SJ Lee, YJ Ryu… - European …, 2014 - Springer
Objectives To assess the image quality of ultra-low-dose computed tomography (ULDCT)
using sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction (SAFIRE) compared to reduced dose CT …

Deep learning model for predicting gestational age after the first trimester using fetal MRI

Y Kojita, H Matsuo, T Kanda, M Nishio, K Sofue… - European …, 2021 - Springer
Objectives To evaluate a deep learning model for predicting gestational age from fetal brain
MRI acquired after the first trimester in comparison to biparietal diameter (BPD). Materials …

Pulmonary quantitative CT imaging in focal and diffuse disease: current research and clinical applications

M Silva, G Milanese, V Seletti, A Ariani… - The British journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The frenetic development of imaging technology—both hardware and software—provides
exceptional potential for investigation of the lung. In the last two decades, CT was exploited …

Diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in lung cancer screening computed tomography scans: independent contribution of emphysema, air trap** and …

OM Mets, M Schmidt, CF Buckens, MJ Gondrie… - Respiratory …, 2013 - Springer
Background Beyond lung cancer, screening CT contains additional information on other
smoking related diseases (eg chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD). Since …

Development of quantitative computed tomography lung protocols

JD Newell Jr, J Sieren, EA Hoffman - Journal of thoracic imaging, 2013 - journals.lww.com
The purpose of this review article is to review the process of develo** optimal computed
tomography (CT) protocols for quantitative lung CT (QCT). In this review, we discuss the …

Comparison of low‐and ultralow‐dose computed tomography protocols for quantitative lung and airway assessment

E Hammond, C Sloan, JD Newell Jr, JP Sieren… - Medical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Quantitative computed tomography (CT) measures are increasingly being
developed and used to characterize lung disease. With recent advances in CT technologies …

Emphysema quantifications with CT scan: assessing the effects of acquisition protocols and imaging parameters using virtual imaging trials

E Abadi, G Jadick, DA Lynch, WP Segars, E Samei - Chest, 2023 - Elsevier
Background CT scan has notable potential to quantify the severity and progression of
emphysema in patients. Such quantification should ideally reflect the true attributes and …